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Get round meaning

Get round is a phrasal verb that means to spread among many people, used about news or information.

Past simple
got round
Past participle
got round
-ing form
getting round

What get round means

B2

To spread among many people, used about news or information

Word soon got round that the shop was closing.

Similar phrasal verbs

With get: get back, get on, get in, get out, get along, get together, get around, get off, get at, get away.

With round: come round, go round, take round.

Common questions

What does get round mean?

To spread among many people, used about news or information.

What is the past tense of get round?

Got round, which is also its past participle.

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